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To earn one AIA/CES Continuing  \nEducation Hour (CEH), including one hour of health, safety, welfare/ sustainable design credit, answer the questions on page 74, then follow the reporting instructions or go to [ce.greensourcemag.com](ce.greensourcemag.com) and follow the  \nreporting instructions.  \nLearning Objectives  \nAfter reading this article, you should be able to:  \n-Discuss how forest and chain of custody certification contributes to green building.  \n-Explain why recognizing all forest certification programs increases supply and purchasing options.  \n-Identify government initiatives and agencies that recognize multiple forest certification standards in the context of green building.  \n-Identify various green building rating tools that recognize multiple forest certification standards.  \n-Evaluate the effect of LEED Pilot Credit 43 on forest certification programs.  \nPhoto by Sierra Pacific Windows, a division of Sierra Pacific Industries  \nSponsored by:  \nSustainable Forestry Initiative, Inc. (SFI Inc.)  \nUsing certified wood as a building material helps conserve our forests.  \n71  \nCONTINUING EDUCATION  \nCONTINUING EDUCATION  \nEducational-Advertisement  \nood has been used as a building  \nWmateyearsriaItlsfodresthoirabulseandaesoheftic,  \nsuperior environmental characteristics and ease of construction have made ita popular choice among architects for residential and commercial projects alike. During the last few decades, there has been an emergence of forest certification programs whose mission it is to promote responsibly managed forests. This article will discuss the major North American forest certification programs, profile how they are currently accepted by various green building rating systems and by government agencies in regards to their role in green building, and highlight new opportunities for recognition in the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Pilot Credit 43.  \nPhoto by Mike McMurray, Plum Creek, Michigan  \nManagedforests provide many public benefits.  \nFOREST CERTIFICATION: GOOD FOR YOU, GOOD FOR OUR FORESTS  \nWood from responsibly managed forests is an excellent choice for any new construction or renovation project. Overall, there are many studies that demonstrate  \nwood production consumes less energy, emits fewer greenhouse gases, releases fewer pollutants into the air and generates much less water pollution compared to competing materials like steel and concrete. In addition, trees absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere as they grow, sequestering and storing the carbon while producing oxygen—and this reduces greenhouse gases and improves air quality. They provide numerous other benefits, including clean air and water, habitat for wildlife, commercially valuable products like wood and medicinal plants, and employment for local communities.  \nBecause wood comes from the forests, it’s important that those forests are managed in a responsible way. Much of the wood products sold in the United States comes from U. S. and Canadian forests. American forest landowners plant approximately two billion trees annually, and others reseed naturally, so that forest growth has consistently exceeded harvest since the 1940s. Today, the United States has more forested area than it did in the 1920s, and forest management is regulated to ensure that forests are legally harvested and managed to meet society’s longterm demand for forest products. 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